An advisory panel has proposed a set of best practices and requirements for provider directories, which the panel believes will promote safe information exchange between healthcare providers, according to a Government Health IT news report.
The provider directories act as a sort of "white pages" listing for physicians. The directories would be used at the individual provider level to send electronic messages to the right physician. The advisory committee proposed these best practices and minimal requirements to the Health IT Policy Committee, which will then move the panel's proposals up the chain to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, according to the news report.
Read the news report about provider directories.
Read other coverage about information exchanges:
- ONC to Test Information-Sharing Tools This Fall
- National eHealth Collaborative: Privacy and Security, Sustainability Are Top HIE Concerns
- HHS Allocates $241M for Developing State Health Insurance Exchanges
The provider directories act as a sort of "white pages" listing for physicians. The directories would be used at the individual provider level to send electronic messages to the right physician. The advisory committee proposed these best practices and minimal requirements to the Health IT Policy Committee, which will then move the panel's proposals up the chain to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, according to the news report.
Read the news report about provider directories.
Read other coverage about information exchanges:
- ONC to Test Information-Sharing Tools This Fall
- National eHealth Collaborative: Privacy and Security, Sustainability Are Top HIE Concerns
- HHS Allocates $241M for Developing State Health Insurance Exchanges